Designing your Perfect Bathroom? Don’t Forget the Fittings

If you’ve taken the time and effort to design a stunning bathroom, don’t take a short cut when it comes to your fittings. Few would argue that your taps and wastes aren’t going to be the number one priority when it comes to designing a new bathroom; however, that isn’t to say that they aren’t important and shouldn’t be given a fair share of your attention.

Where would a bath or basin be without a waste? You’d be wasting water right, left and centre, whilst bathing would be more than a little challenging. A waste, therefore is an essential, if slightly unglamorous for bathrooms, even modern, state of the art luxury bathroom suites. But whilst a waste is certainly all about function, that being the preventing of any water seepage, it shouldn’t be treated as a mere utility part.

Just like so many things in the bathroom, a waste can come in all kinds of weird, wonderful and mundane designs. For example, if you’ve had enough of the conventions of a circular plughole, why not go square? It might sound a little odd, but if you’re going for an ultra-modern, angular design, this small touch could provide the perfect complement to the more prominent surrounding bathroom furniture.

A waste isn’t just a plug on a chain anymore, far from it. You can find pop up, lever operated and beautifully titled click clack wastes that will add a certain sense of user-friendliness and remove the archaic traditions of the older styling.

But why get hung up on wastes when there are bigger fish to fry. Yes, where there is water in the bathroom, there has to be a tap to control it. But for an haute couture bathroom, you don’t want taps – or any of your furnishings for that matter – to look like they have been prised from a public restroom. You want something special, you want something different, but most of all you want something that matches the general aesthetic of your room.

Bathroom taps, like their waste counterparts, are far from just being a one trick pony with little or no diversity. You’ll certainly not be short of options, each of which will provide its own unique style and presence in your bathroom. If curves are your thing then there are some stunning chrome fixtures that feature seamless curves that will mould into your basin, shower or bath. However, for those who are of a more angular persuasion, there are more than enough cubic designs available to provide the ideal finishing touch to your bathroom. Coordination is obviously key when it comes to any bathroom fittings. You wouldn’t have a bath, basin and bidet all in different colours, so why settle for odds and sods when it comes to your taps? Manufacturers now typically make taps and wastes to coordinate with one another; whether they’re for use in the shower, bath or sink you need to keep a theme going throughout, which shouldn’t cause too much of a problem – at least in most instances.

Your fixtures and fittings might not get the same focus as your more major decorative/functional bathroom furniture, but they shouldn’t get overlooked as a result. You need to go out and take some time to look at what options are available to you and what would work best with your new design. When it comes to finding the perfect bathroom fittings at the best prices, the Internet is a fantastic resource. You can hunt down the exact style you want and find all of the matching accessories in one fell swoop. This should ultimately ensure that you get the fittings that you want, and not just the fittings that are available.